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Pig pinatas, silly string, confetti, kiddie pool sized ice cream sundaes topped with marachino cherries, guitar smashing, giant beach balls and skateboard mayhem - all combined with powerful music and most importantly a very powerful message. Not a typical description of your average rock band? Well, it is an average description if you are the band One Bad Pig!
It all started back in 1985 when Carey Womack (lead vocals) and Paul Q-Pek (guitar) and a couple of other friends were on their way from Austin Texas to the Cornerstone Music Festival in Illinois. They stopped to get something to eat in St. Louis at a Pizza Hut that was doing a promotion with local radio station KSHE FM95. Available for purchase were promotional wrap-around sunglasses which featured the radio station mascot: a tough-looking pig wearing a muscle shirt and sunglasses, sporting a Mohawk haircut and earring, holding an electric guitar. Carey exclaimed, "Man, that's one bad pig!" Paul replied, "That sounds like the name of a punk band." The rest of the trip they joked about being in this fictional band and about all of the amazing exploits they had done, were doing, and were about to accomplish.
Chapter 2
Their chance to make this joke into a reality came two months later at the Austin Labor Day Music Festival at Zilker Park Hillside Theatre. Paul currently had his own band (The Paul Q-Pek Band) on the roster for the festival, so they decided to get on the bill as One Bad Pig and do a few original songs, and a few cover tunes, complete with a large dose of stage antics. Carey, being the gifted evangelist he is, also interjected passionate "sermons" throughout. After the initial shock, the response was apparently possitive enough for the band to take their brand of craziness to the clubs in town, (The band even sold out of the small run of t-shirts printed up just for that show).
For months prior to this event, Carey and Paul were spending their weekends talking to the kids who hung around the punk clubs, striking up conversations about God. With the success of the Labor Day concert, they decided to go into these same clubs as One Bad Pig, thus giving them some clout with the punk crowd. The early years were filled with extremes. Playing in clubs, the band found acceptance in terms of their music, but as a result of their upfront message, they found themselves the targets for insults, obscenities, spit, beer and bottles. In time the band also ventured into the church venue, but many times found just the opposite dynamic there. The message was well received, but the music style was given to much controversy. This juxtaposition the band found themselves in lead to the title of their first independant recording "A Christian Banned." Nevertheless - armed with their new tunes "hot off the press" they headed back to Cornerstone Festival 1986, this time not as music fans joking about a fictional band, but to play a concert as the very real One Bad Pig. Seasoned with the experiences of the past year, the band gave a performance that created a buzz at the festival. The album sold like leamonade in the Sahara Desert, and the whole supply of records brought was soon going home with their new-found fans.
Chapter 3
Over the next year and a half, the band travelled across the country on weekends playing to enthusiastic crowds. Soon word of this crazy foursome that was making waves reached the ears of legend Billy Smiley of the famed band WhiteHeart. Billy was always looking for the next new and different thing. Well WhiteHeart was scheduled to play in Austin. The following is an account by our good friend Lynn Miller Mcrae:
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Kingdom Come
One Bad Pig Lyrics
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When death has breathed it´s last
When the Lion Lies with the Lamb
When all the old is passed
When no man rules a nation
When no man rules his soul
Then each man will bow before
Our God who is in control
The final hour´s coming down
Listen to the sound
It´s very clear the time is near
The power of God is here
[Chorus]
There will be a Kingdom come
The grip of darkness is undone
Governments will tumble down
Christ alone will wear the crown
If you´re waiting for the day
Let me bend your ear
Live for Him on this day
God´s Kingdom´s very near
The final hour´s coming down
Listen to the sound
It's very clear the time is near
The power of God is here
[Chorus]
Well are you hearing it?
Are you believing it?
Well are you living it?
The final hour´s coming down
Listen to the sound
It´s very clear the time is near
The power of God is here
[Chorus]
Kingdom come, the power of man will come undone
Kingdom come, we will see the Holy One
Well are you hearing it?
Are you believing it?
Let's be living it
Do you believe it?
The song 'Kingdom Come' by One Bad Pig is a power-packed Christian rock song that talks about the final hour when Jesus Christ will establish His Kingdom on earth, one that will be free from darkness and death. The lyrics are filled with biblical references and symbolism that suggest a time when all corruption, oppression, and violence will be removed from the world, and people will acknowledge the sovereignty of God. The opening lyrics of the song suggest a time when wars will end, death will be conquered, and the old order of things will be replaced with a new one where no man will rule a nation or his soul. It paints a vivid picture of a time when Christ will rule with love and justice.
The chorus talks about how the grip of darkness will be undone, and governments will fall, and Christ will wear the crown. This implies a time when the power of man will come undone, and the reign of Jesus Christ will be supreme. The song encourages believers to live for Christ and reminds them that God's Kingdom is near. The final verse questions the listeners whether they are hearing, believing, and living it, encouraging them to embrace the truth and start living for God's Kingdom.
Overall, 'Kingdom Come' is an anthem that inspires believers to keep their faith and hope in Christ until the final hour when His Kingdom will ultimately come.
Line by Line Meaning
When war is finally ended
The end of war and conflict
When death has breathed it's last
The end of death and suffering
When the Lion Lies with the Lamb
When peace and harmony exist between natural enemies
When all the old is passed
All of history and the past are forgotten and irrelevant
When no man rules a nation
The end of human government and absolute control
When no man rules his soul
The abandonment of selfishness and sin
Then each man will bow before Our God who is in control
Acknowledgment of God's ultimate sovereignty and authority
The final hour's coming down
The end of days is near
Listen to the sound
Pay attention to the signs indicating the end times
It's very clear the time is near
The end of days is imminent
The power of God is here
God is in control and actively involved
There will be a Kingdom come
The establishment of God's kingdom on earth
The grip of darkness is undone
The end of evil and darkness
Governments will tumble down
The end of human government and control
Christ alone will wear the crown
Christ as the only rightful ruler and king
If you're waiting for the day
If you are anticipating the end of days
Let me bend your ear
Pay attention and listen closely
Live for Him on this day
Live for God now, not just in the future
God's Kingdom's very near
God's kingdom will soon be established on earth
Well are you hearing it?
Do you hear and understand the message?
Are you believing it?
Do you believe that the end of days is coming?
Let's be living it
Let's live for God actively and intentionally
Do you believe it?
Do you truly believe that Christ will reign?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRIS PETERSON, JOHN MCRAE, NOWELL RHYS FULBER
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